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25-1062 Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women’s studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	230	2	$88,935.75/yr	$52,383.76/yr	$62,363.55/yr	$79,777.47/yr	$96,694.43/yr	$136,471.60/yr

Leading Industries for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	230	N/A

Other Regional Data for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	10	$76,434.64/yr	8.3%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	10	$76,430.59/yr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	10	$56,176.89/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	180	$78,153.72/yr	5.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	180	$78,154.74/yr	N/A
Minnesota	230	$79,777.47/yr	4.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
History Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$83,367.76/yr	0.9%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	440	$80,416.42/yr	2.9%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	200	$99,422.64/yr	3.9%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	910	$81,623.32/yr	0.8%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	470	$78,124.31/yr	2.5%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	390	$79,392.07/yr	1.5%
Sociologists	30	$38.70/hr	5.7%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$86,268.39/yr	3.1%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$81,471.19/yr	3.8%
Political Scientists	N/A	N/A	N/A

Task for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.